GEO Brasil - UNEP

During recent years a few legal texts have been edited in the
country which deal with the regulation of the law that
attributes responsibility to producers, traders and users of
agrotoxic products, their return, collection and final
destination of the empty packages and product remainders.
The resolutions of the National Environmental Council –
CONAMA are included as well and discipline the
environmental management of used batteries and the
adequate destination of unusable tires in the country.
However, the National Residues Policy, which is responsible
for several draft law moves at a very slow pace within the
National Congress where its approval has been pending for
years.
2.2.5 Conservation of Marine Environment
Since the Stockholm Convention in 1972, several
international conventions have focused on the protection
and preservation of the marine environment from all sources
of pollution. Among these, emphasis should be given to
the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution
Caused by Vessels – MARPOL. A focus on the objectives of
these international agreements is the prevention, control
and inspection of pollution caused by oil spills and other
dangerous or hazardous substances in waters under
national jurisdiction. Another highlight is the control of
pollution generated directly by vessels during their cargo
transportation activity or caused by the necessity to
maintain their navigation conductions.
policies feedback
Brazil has been participating as a member-State in the main
important conventions and international agreements about
environmental issues that occulted in recent years. Brazil is
an active participant in negotiation processes where there
are no adequate international legal instruments. The external
environmental policy has been occupying an important
position in the set of Brazilian public policies in recent years.
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